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Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics

Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is chosen to fill Marco Rubio's open Senate seat

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is chosen to fill Marco Rubio's open Senate seat

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.
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Driver rams into anti-government protesters in Serbia, seriously injuring a young woman

Driver rams into anti-government protesters in Serbia, seriously injuring a young woman

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A driver rammed his car into a crowd and seriously injured a young woman Thursday at one of the student-led protests that have been held daily throughout Serbia over the November collapse of a railway station canopy in the cou
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College students charged in TikTok-inspired 'catch a predator' plot appear in court

College students charged in TikTok-inspired 'catch a predator' plot appear in court

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Five Massachusetts college students made their first appearances in court Thursday, accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through a dating app and then seizing him as part of a “Catch a Predator” trend on TikTok .
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South Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law

South Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed in their court effort to secure his release on Thursday, a day after he was detained at his residence for questioning over rebellion allegations linked to his
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UK's Starmer in Kyiv for security talks with a pledge for a '100-year partnership' with Ukraine

UK's Starmer in Kyiv for security talks with a pledge for a '100-year partnership' with Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine's capital on Thursday with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is sworn in as U.S. president.
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Driver rams into a crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia, seriously injuring a young woman

Driver rams into a crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia, seriously injuring a young woman

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A driver rammed his car into a crowd and seriously injured a young woman Thursday during daily student-led protests and traffic blockades that have been held throughout Serbia following the collapse in November of a concrete c
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NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit

NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago.
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Pope falls and hurts his arm, the second time in a month that he falls

Pope falls and hurts his arm, the second time in a month that he falls

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted in a bad bruise on his chin.
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American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is being extradited to the US, prosecutors say

American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is being extradited to the US, prosecutors say

PARIS (AP) — French Appeal Court prosecutors said Thursday that an American man accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 is being extradited to the United States.
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